Iceland To Announce World Cup Roster 42 Days Before Showdown With Super Eagles
Published: December 15, 2017
Nigeria's opponents at the 2018 World Cup, Iceland, will announce their World Cup roster 42 days before they face off with the Super Eagles at the Volgograd Arena, Volgograd.According to reports in Iceland Icelandic national team coach Heimir Hallgrímsson stated at a press conference on Friday morning that the 23-man ...
(Videos) Manchester United Starlet Signs First Professional Contract
Published: December 15, 2017
Highly rated Angel Gomes has signed his first pro contract with Manchester United after also being linked to Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund in the past couple of months. Gomes is regarded as one of the bright young talents in the game after captaining England's U17 World Cup winning side and being fast-tracked and sta...
FIFA End-Of-Year Ranking: Nigeria End 2017 As Africa's Best Women's Team
Published: December 15, 2017
Football governing body, FIFA, has released its end-of-year international ranking of Women’s National Teams, with the Super Falcons of Nigerian the top ranked team in Africa.In the global ranking, Nigeria have dropped two spots and now occupy the 37th position.Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa compl...
Dominic Solanke : Klopp Is One Of The Best Managers In The World
Published: December 15, 2017
England international of Nigerian parentage Dominic Solanke says he enjoys playing under Jürgen Klopp, adding that the German is one of the best managers in the world.It was Klopp that approved the signing of the Golden Ball winner of the 2017 Fifa U20 World Cup from Chelsea in the summer transfer window, and the tale...
Nigerian Striker Obafemi Nets 18-Minute Hat-Trick As Southampton March On In FAYC
Published: December 15, 2017
Talented Nigerian striker Michael Obafemi scored a hat-trick in Southampton's 4-1 rout of Wolverhampton Wanderers at St Mary's Stadium in the third round of the FA Youth Cup on Thursday.Obafemi started in attack for the young Saints along with Jonathan Afolabi, while United States Soccer Federation target Owen Otasowie...
Algerian Federation Vow To Punish Staff Who Failed To Spot Nigeria's Error
Published: December 14, 2017
Algerian Football Federation Vice President, Bachir Ould Zmirli, says it came as a surprise that the Desert Foxes were awarded a 3-0 win and three points after Fifa took the decison to sanction Nigeria for fielding an ineligible player on the final day of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.Just like his Nigerian counterpart...
Aaron Samuel Announces One Hundred Percent Increment For Winners At 5-A-Side Tourney
Published: December 14, 2017
The second edition of the Aaron Samuel 5-a-side football tournament will see an increase in prize monies, organizers have confirmed.The grassroots football tournament is being organized by Nigeria international and CSKA Moscow forward, Aaron Samuel, and he has announced a 100% increase in prize monies from what winners...
Nigerian Striker On The Mark As Leicester City Held By Legia Warsaw In PLIC
Published: December 14, 2017
Promising Nigerian striker Layton Ndukwu was on the mark as Leicester City U23s were held to a 2-2 draw by Polish club Legia Warsaw in the Premier League International Cup at Holmes Park on Thursday night.The visitors took the lead in the tenth minute through Piotr Cichocki who fired the ball past goalkeeper Bramley.Th...
Zenit's Argentina Defender: We Lost To Nigeria Recently, Argentina One Of The Best Teams
Published: December 14, 2017
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg defender Emanuel Mammana is confident that Argentina will advance to the knockout rounds of the World Cup and has labelled the team that parades the likes of Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero one of the best in the world.Exactly a month ago, the Super Eagles showed off their World Cup credentials...
Amkar Perm Duo Brian Idowu, Fegor Ogude May Be Clubless At End Of This Season
Published: December 14, 2017
Amkar Perm Nigeria internationals Brian Idowu and Fegor Ogude may find themselves unemployed at the end of the 2017-2018 season.General Director Igor Reshohin has confirmed that Amkar Perm are experiencing liquidity issues which may stop the club from being a going concern as from next season.Asked by Sport Express if ...
Eagles Coach Rohr Considers Inviting The New Iniesta For Friendly Against Poland?
Published: December 14, 2017
Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr is considering inviting CS Sfaxien midfielder Kingsley Sokari for the pre-World Cup friendly against Poland on March 23, 2018, according to reports.Although respected Tunisian outlet Gnet has claimed that the playmaker will definitely be summoned by the Nigeria Football Federation for t...
Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal Interested In Signing Fourteen Barcelona Players
Published: December 14, 2017
Premier League giants Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal are interested in signing fourteen players in the youth ranks of Spanish outfit Barcelona, as per reports.Celebrated Spanish sports daily Mundo Deportivo is reporting that ten players of Barcelona youth academy have concrete proposals from th...
Semifinalists Emerge At Aaron Samuel 5-A-Side Tournament
Published: December 14, 2017
Semifinalists emerged on Thursday at the second edition of the Aaron Samuel 5-a-side football tournament currently happening in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, after more teams were eliminated from the competition.Aaron Samuel’s own team, Aaron FC, had been eliminated on the opening day in the knockout serie...
NFF General Secretary Sanusi Aware Of Shehu Suspension : We Don't Want To Trade Blames
Published: December 14, 2017
Nigeria Football Federation General Secretary Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has made comments on Fifa sanctioning Nigeria for lining up an ineligible player against Algeria on the final day of qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup.Sanusi has admitted that he was aware that Anorthosis Famagusta right-back Abdullahi Shehu was ...
Abdullahi Shehu Scandal- Pinnick Warns NFF Staff: Nigerians Depend On These Footballers
Published: December 14, 2017
Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, has read the riot act to the staff of the Federation in the wake of sanctions imposed by Fifa for fielding an ineligible player, Abdullahi Shehu, in the national team's final 2018 World Cup qualifier last month.The Anorthosis Famagusta right-back was automatically s...